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Re: Bug#167747: proftpd-mysql: links against OpenSSL and GPL licensed libmysqlclient10



On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 01:05:21PM +0100, Miros/law Baran wrote:
> 4.11.2002 pisze Andreas Metzler (ametzler@logic.univie.ac.at):
> > GPL is incompatible with OpenSSL's license, because the "advertising
> > clause in OpenSSL's license would add an additional restriction on
> > the GPL licensed software. proftpd-mysql links against both OpenSSL
> > and libmysqlclient10, the latter is GPL.
> 
> The latter is *L*GPL, so there is no problem with linking with it.

Thanks.

> Please check the sources for copyright information.#

Did I miss something obvious or is
gvim mysql-dfsg-3.23.53/libmysql/*
the only possibility to discover this?

I did check mysql.com and debian/copyright.
      thanks again, cu andreas



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